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How a Colorado hotel owner got Ice-T to produce his documentary
Chris Chiari is a character. As owner of the Patterson Inn in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, he runs one of the city’s most recognizable historic buildings (also known as the Croke-Patterson Mansion) and recently welcomed Travel Channel crews from the “Portals to Hell” series to document its haunted mythology. Before becoming a hotelier, the 46-year-old cancer survivor (diagnosed […]
Top 20 stoner movies that will keep you couch-locked
Calling something a “stoner movie” raises the question of definition: Is it a flick whose plot or characters are based primarily on cannabis consumption? Or simply a movie that’s best watched while high? For the purposes of this list we’re choosing both: movies with themes, scenes or subject matter centrally related to weed, as well […]
Calls for social distancing spark demand for online cannabis sales
Americans can purchase pet supplies, medication and even alcohol online, so why not marijuana? That thought is crossing many Coloradans’ minds as calls for the general public to practice social distancing have spurred a trend in online shopping for cannabis products. On March 16, Terrapin Care Station, which operates six dispensaries throughout the Front Range, […]
More than 80% of Denver teens say they don’t use marijuana
The majority of teenagers living in Denver are not using marijuana, according to new survey data compiled by the city. Of the teens who do, the number of daily users has increased slightly. City officials surveyed 537 teens in Denver in 2019 to assess the effectiveness of the High Costs youth marijuana prevention program and […]